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X-Pro1 at the Olympics

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Chris Dodkin

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One of my overriding reasons for buying the X-Pro1 was to reduce the load when traveling, yet still deliver the quality of images I was used to with my Canon 5DII and L Lenses.

The recent Olympics in London proved to be a great test, and really demonstrated the benefits of such a light-weight system when traveling internationally.

The X-Pro1 and all three current Fuji lenses were used - and some sample shots are included below for ref.

My conclusions from the trip were all positive - I enjoyed the smaller footprint kit, and the results met or exceeded expectations for IQ etc.



Aquatic Center



Olympic Standard



Exit stage Right!



Olympic Stadium



Olympic Stadium from the river



Orbit reflected in the BP exhibit



Basketball Arena reflected in the BP Exhibit



Basketball Arena



Olympic Flags



Velodrome



Velodrome Flags



Velodrome



Riverbank Arena



Olympic Flame



Stadium Roofline Detail



Flame and Crowd



Stadium Exterior



Stadium shot using X-Pro1 Panoramic Mode (Portrait Orientation 18mm)

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Certainly it's a great outfit but it obviously had a very good photographer's brain behind it too. Excellent work Chris.
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How did you like the 18mm lens? Did you have a good ratio of 'keepers?'
 
It's excellent - I haven't had any issues with it

I do use CA correct in ACR as required, but this is a simple operation and any CA is easily removed.

The 18mm has seen heavy use on my Olympics travels, and I have been very happy with the results.

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Really wonderful set, well done. I love the first shot and the shot with the bird/plane... But lots of others are amazing too...
 
Chris, these are really nice pictures. Well done!
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great set of shots, angles and symmetry all well done! did you try action shots and if so how did the package hold up? action due to lack of long lenses and auto focus issues are the apparent weakness of the X1pro from what I have read.
 
No way I could have shot action from the seats I had at the events

If I wanted to shoot track and field I'd have used my Canon kit, but then the big L lenses would not have made it past security, as the venues had a strict 'no pro camera' rule, i.e. no lenses over 12 inches in length.

I have shot 'street' basketball with the X-Pro1 with good results though...



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Thanks - the Fuji's do great in-camera pans, and the ability to tip the camera into portrait orientation, and then pan horizontally is really neat.

Here's the hockey arena, again using the 18mm lens for the pano



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Great photos, cheers

A question probably asked a million times, but how did you find shooting with it compared to your Canon gear? I've owned an x100 and recently tried an xPro1 - I love the portability and there's no doubting the quality.
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For 99%+ of my shots, I find the X-Pro1 to be very similar to the 5DII in use.

I was shooting L primes with the 5DII already, (24mm, 50mm and 85mm) so no change there.

X-Pro1 AF is more accurate however, and WB and exposure is better.

Only when I need to reach for a long lens or shoot a high speed target would I reach for the Canon kit these days.

I've had to use my 5DII and 300 f/2.8L once since I got the X-Pro1 in March.

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Nice, my fav is #8 with the airplane.
 
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